----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy
> > On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> You had better be prepared to keep it. Resale value when it needs >> $4-5k of batteries (at today's prices) will not be good. > > Drive batteries are fully warranteed for 8 years/100,000 miles in the > United States. By the time you need new batteries, a) they'll likely > be a lot cheaper, b) the replacements will be even better, and/or c) > you'll want a new car anyway. > > More likely, the life expectancy of the car will be when the batteries go flakey out of warranty. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
